Aly, in my previous answer to this thread I opined the idea that a pup that age would most likely wake up every several hours wanting to nurse (5 1/2 weeks?) Maybe being weaned but still needing to wake every several hours. That reason, among others, led me to believe there was something not right about the story. I ended my thread by saying "ask Aly". To me you are the authority here on new born/just getting their wings puppies. Thanks for re-affirming my thoughts. Love you.